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articles

Washington Post, The Lily
A Harvard professor’s claim about ‘comfort women’ is false and dangerous, critics say. They’re fighting back. March 10, 2021

HuffPost
The Harrowing Story of Filipina Women Enslaved in Japan’s Wartime Rape Camps, May 18, 2016.

Inquirer.net
Fil-Ams Book Tells of #metoo from a Different Time, November 30, 2017

round ups

Ms Magazine
Anticipated Feminist Books 2023
The seventeen stories in this collection explore the complexities, relationships, traditions, identities and experiences of Filipino and Filipino American women.

Oprah Daily
The Books We Can’t Wait to Read in 2023, January 11, 2023
Galang’s stories are of the Filipino American diaspora and generations of women who experience freedoms, grief, and community in a new land.

The Today Show
41 Best New Books to Read 2023: Most anticipated Reads, December 5, 2022
Centering the lives of Filipino American women in seventeen stories, Galang explores the complexities of ancestry, identity, and community, resulting in a collection that honors the deep connections that exist between descendants and ancestors.

Advancing Justice
Filipino American History Month Content List for Learning and Uplifting, October 2021
This book [Lolas’ House] covers nearly 20 years of research on Filipina “Comfort Women” from WWII and reveals 16 harrowing testimonies of survival out of more than 1000 Filipinas who were kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army.

Americans for Immigrant Justice
Immigration Stories, 2021
THE POWER OF STORY IS UNDENIABLE. THE POWER OF AN IMMIGRANT’S STORY IS MONUMENTAL.

CLMP
A Reading List for Filipino American History Month 2021, 
In this novel for young adults, a teenage girl “leaves Manila for snowy Chicago, taking a tradition of protest—and some old family hurts—with her.”

Shondaland
Celebrate Filipino American History Month with These Five Books by Badass Pinay Authors, October 30, 2017

Book Riot
30 Books by Florida Authors Affected by Hurricane Irma, 2017.

Barbara Jane Reyes
Filipina Literature, Fall 2016